TideAhead
South CarolinaNOAA 8666652

Folly River Bridge, Folly Island Tides & Coastal Conditions

Official tide predictions, weather observations and forecasts, marine-grid context, astronomy, and jurisdiction-specific rules for this NOAA station.

Partial official dataUpdated 4:38 AM EDT

Current Conditions

Tide predictions are relative to MLLW. NWS point and marine-grid forecasts can differ at exposed shorelines.

Estimated tide now
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Upcoming tides
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Current Weather
82°F

Partly Cloudy

Observed

WSW 5 mph

Observed
Tide Forecast
NOAA Station 8666652 · MLLW datum · local time
Subordinate station · NOAA reference station 8665530
unavailableOfficial NOAA curve

Current tide predictions are unavailable. Use the official NOAA station link in Sources and confidence.

Weather, Light & Marine

Conditions that affect shoreline access, small craft, fishing and surf.

Air

Temperature82°FObserved

Humidity84%Observed

Pressure1017 mbObserved

Wind

SustainedWSW 5 mphObserved

Gusts18 mphModel

Rain chance72%Model

Marine

Wave height3.0 ftModel

DirectionNot Published by NWS

Water85.6°FObservedNOAA Charleston · 8.3 mi Away
Sun & Moon

Sunrise6:37 AM

Sunset8:14 PM

MoonWaning Gibbous

Hourly Forecast
Model
National Weather Service point forecast when the live feed is available.
Local date & timeConditionsTempWindGustsRain
Wed, Aug 5, 20264:00 AMShowers And Thunderstorms Likely80°FS 13 mph18 mph72%
Wed, Aug 5, 20265:00 AMShowers And Thunderstorms80°FSW 12 mph16 mph78%
Wed, Aug 5, 20266:00 AMShowers And Thunderstorms79°FSW 10 mph16 mph85%
Wed, Aug 5, 20267:00 AMShowers And Thunderstorms79°FSW 10 mph15 mph91%
Wed, Aug 5, 20268:00 AMShowers And Thunderstorms80°FSW 9 mph15 mph93%
Wed, Aug 5, 20269:00 AMShowers And Thunderstorms81°FSW 10 mph15 mph81%
Wed, Aug 5, 202610:00 AMShowers And Thunderstorms81°FS 10 mph16 mph75%
Wed, Aug 5, 202611:00 AMShowers And Thunderstorms Likely81°FS 12 mph17 mph71%
Wed, Aug 5, 202612:00 PMChance Showers And Thunderstorms83°FS 13 mph17 mph41%
Wed, Aug 5, 20261:00 PMChance Showers And Thunderstorms84°FS 14 mph18 mph28%
Wed, Aug 5, 20262:00 PMPartly Sunny84°FS 14 mph20 mph14%
Wed, Aug 5, 20263:00 PMPartly Sunny84°FS 14 mph20 mph9%

Fishing, Crabbing & Surfing Analysis

Transparent environmental scores based on tide, wind and marine conditions. These are not user reports, catch guarantees or substitutes for official closures and safety guidance.

60/100 · Fair
Surfing
Offshore model guidance with nearshore uncertainty.

Best planning window

Compare swell direction, local wind and tide before leaving

  • Usable offshore swell3.0 ft NWS forecast waves
  • Wave period not publishedThe surf score uses available NWS wave height and local wind only
  • Nearshore uncertaintyOffshore model conditions are not the same as breaking-wave height at this beach
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources fishing rulesSouth Carolina · state or territoryNOAA Fisheries federal recreational fishing resourcesU.S. federal waters · federalNational Weather Service rip-current safetyUnited States · safety
Nearby NOAA Tide Stations
Official station locations from the national NOAA CO-OPS tide-prediction catalog.

Folly Creek, Hwy. 171 bridge

NOAA 8665424 · SC

1.0 mi

Folly River, north, Folly Island

NOAA 8666467 · SC

1.7 mi

Abbapoola Creek entrance

NOAA 8666283 · SC

3.7 mi

Snake Island

NOAA 8666767 · SC

4.3 mi

James Island Creek, 1 mi. above ent.

NOAA 8665775 · SC

5.8 mi

Fort Johnson

NOAA 8665726 · SC

6.8 mi

Sources And Confidence

National Weather Service observation and hourly forecastofficial-forecast

Fetched Wed, Aug 5 at 4:38 AM

National Weather Service coastal marine gridofficial-forecast

Fetched Wed, Aug 5 at 4:38 AM

NOAA CO-OPS water temperature at Charlestonobserved

Fetched Wed, Aug 5 at 4:38 AM

U.S. Naval Observatory astronomical applicationsofficial-calculation

Fetched Wed, Aug 5 at 4:38 AM

Not for navigation. Conditions can change faster than source update intervals. Always check local warnings, closures and on-site conditions.